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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:14:13 AM EDT
[#1]
Hey OP, they’re not. I was at PSA Monday. They usually have 3-55 gallon drums in the check out line full of P Mags at $10 ea. None, zero, nada in the store. I had to mail order them off their website. Will be here today. But they did have HK MP5 mags and GLock 17 gen 5 mags. Grabbed one of each.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:15:06 AM EDT
[#2]
Quote HistoryQuoted: This. There are probably more than a billion AR mags out there now. There will be an archeologist 10,000 years from now digging up Pmag after Pmag and thinking "What the fuck are all these things for? Most are still in this plastic wrap." I LOL'ED at this.. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:15:09 AM EDT
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It's good to have a few extra mags stored away. I have a couple dedicated just for shooting, 3 for carry (function check one in a while), 3 for storage.
My 1911 mags seemed to go to shit or break. Glock, Beretta, and Hk never had a problem long term with them, but I don't do mag dumps on concrete or gravel. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:19:00 AM EDT
[#4]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The ammo that was widely available and cheap for YEARS. At least, that’s what the ants will fill them with. The grasshoppers...not so much. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: What are people supposed to fill them with?  The ammo that was widely available and cheap for YEARS. At least, that’s what the ants will fill them with. The grasshoppers...not so much.  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:20:30 AM EDT
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Most people don’t stock up on them. I didn’t until I found this place. We used a single ruger 10/22 mag my entire life squirrel hunting. My stepdad still uses it. We shout more rounds then I could count. In my youth 1 is enough 2 is pure convenience. Now of course I have 18 mags per rifle and 10 per handgun.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:21:06 AM EDT
[#6]
MSM isn’t talking about banning them yet
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:27:06 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:29:10 AM EDT
[#8]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Because the vast majority of AR owners have bought enough to last a lifetime already. This. Anyone who was worried already had mags stacked deep. Most "new owners" I have been talking to only keep a few on hand. Had a buddy get his first gun and it was hard to convince him he needed more than the 2x mags it came with. I think he settled on 1x more lol. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:30:39 AM EDT
[#9]
Most people live outside of this bubble and don't feel the need to spend money on hundreds of mags and ammo forts.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:30:44 AM EDT
[#10]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Do you believe the run of the mill AR owner trains regularly? This. In my experience the casual gun owner thinks 2-4 magazines (basically what comes with the gun when you buy it) is enough. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:30:46 AM EDT
[#11]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Most people have 3-4 magazines for each gun they own and thats more than enough. I understand why they are sitting on the shelves Quote HistoryQuoted: Most people have 3-4 magazines for each gun they own and thats more than enough. I understand why they are sitting on the shelves  Quoted: The people that know, already have mags. The newbies haven't seen the flag go up yet. This. The mag panic has started yet but will. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:30:53 AM EDT
[#12]
wait two weeks.
what good are 200 pmags when the ammo to fill them costs a year or two of house payments? |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:31:27 AM EDT
[#13]
Nothing to put in them.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:32:13 AM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryQuoted: And the new AR owners think one is enough!  Quote from my coworker this morning. But he just bought a suppressor and wants a PC
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:33:58 AM EDT
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OP, try finding Aluminum magazines. I wanted to order five to ten more "just because I can" and I probably visited a dozen sites before I found any in stock.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:36:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Most people have 3-4 magazines for each gun they own and thats more than enough. I understand why they are sitting on the shelves Asked my buddy a few weeks ago. Me: Hey, you stocked up on mags? Gonna get crazy. Him: I’m good, I’ve got 5 or 6 already. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:39:21 AM EDT
[#17]
I found that interesting as well.
At the local sportsman's warehouse this weakened, everything was gone, guns, ammo, etc. But there was still a huge amount of PMAG's. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:46:43 AM EDT
[#18]
Quote HistoryQuoted: OP, try finding Aluminum magazines. I wanted to order five to ten more "just because I can" and I probably visited a dozen sites before I found any in stock. Do you even PSA bro? They have D&H for days. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:48:38 AM EDT
[#19]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Do you even PSA bro? They have D&H for days. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: OP, try finding Aluminum magazines. I wanted to order five to ten more "just because I can" and I probably visited a dozen sites before I found any in stock. Do you even PSA bro? They have D&H for days. That's where I finally got them.  I know Primary Arms' inventory is up and down like a roller coaster, so they could have gotten some more by now. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:50:31 AM EDT
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The people that know, already have mags. The newbies haven't seen the flag go up yet. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:51:01 AM EDT
[#21]
I will buy all the cases at $999.....send links!
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:51:59 AM EDT
[#22]
I have enough.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:52:31 AM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: This. You don't consume magazines. I just throw them away when empty. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:54:26 AM EDT
[#24]
Mags are the good deal in guns right now. I think people are still trying to buy guns and ammo. Some people still think you only need a few rounds and extra magazines are not really required. This is of course not the case and people should stack them deep.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:55:22 AM EDT
[#25]
Some of us upgraded to Lancers.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:56:06 AM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Because the vast majority of AR owners have bought enough to last a lifetime already. Ive added mags to a shopping cart multiple times in the last few weeks and ever time Ive stop myself as I still have stacks of them in their original plastic. I literally use the same 3 mags every time I go to the range and have been for 12 years. Unless you are throwing them onto concrete as hard as you can I dont know if it makes sense to really be stacking mags hundreds deep. I think a lot of people assume that the next AWB will be like the last were it was just a manufacturing ban. But if you look at what is being proposed they plan to treat any 10 round mag as if it were an firearm and require it to be registered with the ATF and pay $200. And there is no word on if they will even be transferable or not, if not they will literally have no dollar value. For the avg joe gun owner I would save a dozen mags for each firearm is more than sufficient and will last a life time, if you shoot a lot or want to bury some in the back yard maybe 2 dozen. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:56:12 AM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The people that know, already have mags. The newbies haven't seen the flag go up yet. I count my Magazines by totes after the Sandy Hook days. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:56:33 AM EDT
[#28]
Does it matter if you have no ammo to put in them ? I also sold all of mine I don’t want to pay a $200 tax per mag......
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:56:37 AM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: What good are mags with no ammo to put in them? If you ask the right question, you get the right answer. That is the right question. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:57:06 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:57:55 AM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Because the vast majority of AR owners have bought enough to last a lifetime already. This. occasionally, I'll go get ready to buy a few more, then realize I probably have over a 100. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:00:25 PM EDT
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Quoted: Or is this short lived? Dunno, is PSA asking $99 per mag like Cheaper Than Dirt? Or is their shipping rate outrageous as always. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:01:42 PM EDT
[#33]
I have heard people say they have 10 mags and are good. Then you find out the idiots have 8 ARs and 10 mags total between them.
Get 25 mags for each AR. Or 87 if you are a true disciple. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:06:03 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: And yet once news of a proposed federal ban on “high capacity” magazines starts making the rounds, they’ll be gone in 3 days This! As soon as anything is uddered by this new administration about banning "large capacity" magazines, poof. Watch what happens. It will be impressive. Then will come all the "where did all the magazines go" threads. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:06:44 PM EDT
[#35]
I have 20 mags per lower at this point.
25 or 30 would be better, but if that's where I end up, then so be it. Gen 2s are $12.30 with free shipping on 5+ at PSA. D&H mags are up to $11 or so at PSA. Locally I can grab Gen 2s for $12.99 at Cabela's, or the local shop down the road has Gen 3s for a buck more. I'll probably start loading up on more Gen 3s and GI style mags 1 or 2 at a time until the prices start running up. Once that happens I'll start loading up springs and followers to keep the ones I have running as long as possible. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:08:01 PM EDT
[#36]
Another $200/mag?
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:14:27 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: This. occasionally, I'll go get ready to buy a few more, then realize I probably have over a 100. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Because the vast majority of AR owners have bought enough to last a lifetime already. This. occasionally, I'll go get ready to buy a few more, then realize I probably have over a 100. I did a mag count last night; something I had been planning on doing for months simply because it’s been years since I last took inventory. My big surprise? Apparently I’m sitting on about $5,000 worth of AK-74 magazines! All those minty Russian Plums and East German Bakelites I bought for under $10/each back between 2003 - 2006 are now...not under $10 anymore. The Russian Plums look new and most are still in the sealed plastic bag. I looked up the price and holy cow...people are now paying $60-$80/each for these “M”-marked Russian mags in excellent condition. Almost the same for the EG Bakelites, too. Buying the right “gun stuff” can be a good investment! |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:16:32 PM EDT
[#38]
No need to buy magazines if there is no ammo to put in them
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:19:05 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: What good are mags with no ammo to put in them? This |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:20:43 PM EDT
[#40]
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:28:14 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Most people live outside of this bubble and don't feel the need to spend money on hundreds of mags and ammo forts. Yup. To most normal people its like telling them "You need to buy enough tv's to last the rest of your life right now. Today." I'm guilty of buying more shit than I'll ever use because I lived through Brady. I can see it both ways. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:28:20 PM EDT
[#42]
Prices have already been creeping up and availability for certain kinds getting spottier at the online retailers. Just wait till something sets off a panic - with mags being the only thing still in stock at reasonable-ish prices, we'll be off to the races.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:30:43 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: If you train regularly, 10 mags will not last 50 years. Neither will most people. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:35:27 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: No need to buy magazines if there is no ammo to put in them If only someone had once invented a phrase and then encouraged people to “Buy it cheap and stack it deep.” |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:38:15 PM EDT
[#45]
Even though I've got plenty, I plan to buy more right up until the time I can't. I may only buy five or so at a time, but it has nothing to do with "need" or "didn't buy during the salad days." It's about running out the clock and procuring right up until the end.
If FJB and the Gun Ban gang don't get anything done by summer I might slow down, but until then: BANZAI! Remember: This ban will probably be forever. BUY YOUR STUFF NOW. Even if you think you don't need it you can always sell it later. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:39:23 PM EDT
[#46]
Quoted: Or is this short lived? There are two possibilities. Choice#1 - There will be no ban therefore no shortage, therefore no panic Choice#2 - There will be a ban either outright, or a $200 per mag tax to pay retroactively. Either choice leads to the conclusion that there is no desire to buy them right now. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:40:29 PM EDT
[#47]
They are injected molded plastic that has been vastly over-produced for over a decade. Everyone and their brother hoarded magazines, in part due to the lessons of the '94 AWB. So in a world where you really need 3 or 4 mags per gun and you're set for life, people have dozens. Some people have hundreds of magazines. It's a market so over-saturated and over-produced, I'm not super alarmed to see that they are still available.
That said, in today's climate, I sort of expected people with cases of hundreds of magazines, to just keep going and buy cases more. I guess most people who over-stock magazines, finally realize they have more magazines than ammunition to actually fill them now. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:41:39 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: If you train regularly, 10 mags will not last 50 years. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: because despite the blah blah i lived through the first AWB bullshit from boomers that first go around, magazines dont get lost or broken anywhere NEAR as much as the fudds say they do. 10 PMAGs will last your run of the mill AR owner 50 fuckin years. If you train regularly, 10 mags will not last 50 years. That's why he said run of the mill. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:42:57 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: This. There are probably more than a billion AR mags out there now. There will be an archeologist 10,000 years from now digging up Pmag after Pmag and thinking "What the fuck are all these things for? Most are still in this plastic wrap." Lol |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 12:45:07 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I've picked up another 10 pack off PSA but I figure 30 will last me. Not much to put in them these days in any event. You guys with 30 make willy feel like a pimp!   It's not about you, it's about the war with the machines. Imma go buy 10 more. |
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